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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 04, 2012
Filed:
Jan. 28, 2007
Nina Rautonen, Espoo, FI;
Heli Putaala, Upinniemi, FI;
Arthur Ouwehand, Inkoo, FI;
Kirsti Tiihonen, Helsinki, FI;
Marta Korczynska, Wageningen, NL;
Wouter Herman Noordman, Ede, NL;
Nina Rautonen, Espoo, FI;
Heli Putaala, Upinniemi, FI;
Arthur Ouwehand, Inkoo, FI;
Kirsti Tiihonen, Helsinki, FI;
Marta Korczynska, Wageningen, NL;
Wouter Herman Noordman, Ede, NL;
DuPont Nutrition Biosciences ApS, Copenhagen, DK;
Abstract
Use of at least one strain of a microorganism and/or a metabolite thereof in the manufacture of a support for administration to a subject for modulating satiety signalling, wherein the support is a pharmaceutically acceptable support or a food product. Suitably, the at least one strain of a microorganism and/or a metabolite thereof may be administered to the subject for the treatment and/or prevention of excess weight and/or a disease caused by excess weight. Likewise, the at least one strain of a microorganism and/or a metabolite thereof is administered to the subject for the treatment and/or prevention of obesity and/or a caused by obesity. Preferably, the microorganism is a probiotic microorganism. Suitably the microorganism may be a lactic acid bacterium. Li one embodiment the microorganism is a strain ofspp. and/orspp., for example a strain ofand/or